Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-08

kEeFJthsnG In Apple Pie order Before
sefnK TnFaed ever to she New
0meeRn.


0meeRn.
For the past two weeks the County
offeisis have been working days. nights
asd Sundays 30 get the business Of their
respective ofaces saishsd Rp 10 date. IN
ordeE that everything vould be IN spple-
PIE order when the oficers elect came
around OF the Tth, according to law, TO
take Charge. The greatest activity in
this regard was In the ofhces Of Probate
IuaRe w. D Weed. and in the County
AUDITORS ofiics. Judge Wood has not
siepa fo1r hours ont Of the twenty -four
Tor tue pat ten days. and be and sew
erAl Of bis clerks worked all day sunday
snd all night Sunday night, TO conplete
the work in hand.
sheriff Mc(3raw finished his work bv
midnight on Sunday and stepped into
the Auditors ONCE. where the Auditor
and clerks veEe busy. and invited them
down town to little baRqaea be had
prepared for them. IL il needless to
say they accepted. They returned and
worked till =. n, when everything was
completed. The last instrument was
reesrded and she last record signed st
that hour, when Mr.. Harris. the retiring
AuditsE, paid OF his clerks and took
leave Of them. Lawrence 8. Booth, the
Deputy Auditor, Who had grown 40 in
the oface almost from infancy, turned
over his keys also at that hour and went
home. Mr.. Harris remained until morn
ing 20 meet his successor, take a receipt
for the books, records and archives and
taEn the Office over.
Yesterday afternoon q PusT-TNrKILr
oEScER reporter called at each Of the
offices TO pay bis respects 70 the new
ineambents. AZ the Sheria'a offioe h.
met sheriff Cochrane in compAny With
Mr.. McGraw, his predecessor, Who was
explaining some of the workings of the
sffioe TO him. Mr.. OochFane said: II
have appointed Mike Padden affice
deputy, and Nick Hannah jsilor. Dave
Mehinlay, Mr. AcGrsw's deputy, has
consented TO remain in the office for
time 70 post up q little. have ap
pointed Harry Bloomfield. of New
castle, deputy at that place"
The reporter Rext called at the Audi
tors office. where be was welcomed by
Lyman Wood, Mr.. HaEKis's successor.
In answer 70 an inquiry regarding his
assistants, Mr.. Wood said: 81 have ap-
pointed nay son, z. NJ. Wood, Roswell
Scott. F. A. Twichell and VIM. Ham
mond as clerks. bat as vet have not as
signed them places. That will be done
after awhile. l will act as clerk Of the
Board Of County Commissioners myself.
My son has had considerable business
experience, and 10 well known in the
city. he will wait on persons who come
ID for marriage licenses or 10 have deeds
recorded. Mr.. Scott vas for five years
Assessor Of Chicago, and il an old sol
der. Mr.. TwiehelI IL an experienced
accountant, and Mr.. Hammond was for
years inspector OF bulls of steam YES
sells in this district. Mr.. Harris had
everything In nice shape, and com
nenoe my term OF office ander favor
able circumstsncss.n
The next Office visited was that Of As
SCISSOR Wan. Hughes who was turning
the books and papers over 10 bis sue
eessoE j. NJ Qnilter. Mr.. Quilter stated
that be had not vet appointed any
deputies. but probably would soon.
At the TreasureF's office Captain Hill
was engaged In receiptiDR for delinquent
taxes He said: 81 have turned the
office over to my successor Mr.. f. A.
FontIns, but when this tax list was
turned over to me for collection was
charged by the Auditor with $4,000,
and of course | cannot get any credits
until ] return the roll with the moneys
collected. think | can finish up in
about three weeks. In the meantime
will make myself very agreeable TO my
successor. and be will fnd me very use
full in explaining the workings of the
office" Mr.. Pontius said: II will not
appoint deputy at present, bat will do
the work myself for several months IN
til the busy season comes round"
Junius Rochester was busy all aay
moving the books and papers to the
new probate office. He told reporter
that he bad so, ointed Miss Carrie A.
Rice as Office deputy.
Isaac p. Rich came in from Newcastle
and assumed the duties Of School So
perintendent, relieving Mr.. Jones, who
has held that office two terms.